Beneath that massive rift, Articuno's figure transformed into an ice-blue streak of light, flying at extreme speed as it continuously headed toward the source of the calling sensation.
During this process, Shui Wuhen remained highly alert. His nerves were tightly strained, and his spiritual power spread out like a radar, carefully scanning the surrounding environment, afraid that a soul beast or something else might suddenly leap out and attack them from anywhere.
However, as they drew closer and closer to the source of the calling, they did not suffer even a single attack, which made Shui Wuhen somewhat surprised.
Even so, Shui Wuhen still did not dare to relax in the slightest, because the closer they got to that place, the higher the possibility of danger.
About fifteen minutes later, after almost reaching the bottom of the valley, Articuno finally stopped.
What appeared before her and Shui Wuhen was a cave emitting dense cold energy.
That intense attraction and calling were coming from inside this cave.
"Hmph! I want to see exactly what kind of trick this is."
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen let out a cold snort, then moved his body and rode Articuno into the cave.
After passing through a series of complicated forked passages, the calling sensation in Shui Wuhen's mind grew stronger and clearer.
Suddenly, Shui Wuhen saw an ice-blue light glowing from one of the branches ahead, and the calling sensation in his mind also surged dramatically.
This discovery made Shui Wuhen both delighted and even more cautious.
After that, Shui Wuhen prepared to release his defensive trump card at any moment before letting Articuno fly forward.
Soon, accompanied by the ice-blue light, a completely different world appeared before Shui Wuhen and Articuno.
It was a massive square-shaped altar. The altar was blue-white in color, constructed from the same deep-blue crystals Shui Wuhen had seen before, along with some mysterious materials. The craftsmanship was extremely exquisite, and many incomprehensible ancient characters were carved upon it, making it profoundly mysterious.
At the center of the altar, there were some mysterious light clusters being enshrined, as well as an ice-blue sphere with a diameter of several meters, covered in countless facets.
When Shui Wuhen's gaze fell upon the light clusters and the ice-blue sphere at the center of the altar, the calling in his mind instantly reached its peak. The previously vague voice also became slightly clearer.
"…inherit…#@#&…ice...trial@&#..."
"Inheritance, ice, trial? What does that mean?"
Hearing this, Shui Wuhen frowned slightly. Although he could make out some words, the voice still sounded like a jumble of nonsense in his ears. He could only vaguely guess that this was likely a trial site set up by some extremely powerful existence.
At this moment, Articuno suddenly transmitted an excited voice: "Wuhen, we've struck gold! Those light clusters are law fragments left behind after the death of a powerful ice-attribute expert. If we can absorb them, it will save you a lot of effort when you break through level 100 and become a god in the future!"
"Fragments of someone else's law?"
Hearing this, Shui Wuhen was greatly startled, and quickly asked: "But if we absorb someone else's law fragments, won't there be any problems?"
"I know what you're worried about, but I can clearly tell you—there won't be any!"
Articuno stared at the altar's light clusters and continued, "On the contrary, if you want to reach godhood at level 100, the simplest method is to collect as many of these scattered law fragments as possible. They can also be called divine core fragments or god-position fragments, used to reconstruct a godly position!
Otherwise, you would have to start from scratch and create a godly position on your own. Setting aside whether the world's laws would even allow it, even if they did, the process would be extremely troublesome."
Hearing this, Shui Wuhen's eyes flickered as his mind rapidly processed Articuno's words.
Seeing that Shui Wuhen was still thinking, Articuno continued, "Moreover, I can sense that the level of this world we are in is actually not high. In such a world, the number of powerful beings that can coexist is extremely limited.
You should be glad that this ice-attribute powerhouse is dead. Otherwise, if It were still alive and held control over the ice law, you might never be able to rely solely on the ice law to break through to godhood.
You would either have to switch to another path, or fuse the ice law with other laws to create a new authority to become a god. This is the restriction of the world."
"That ice-attribute powerhouse is really dead?"
Shui Wuhen's eyes flashed as he asked.
Although Articuno's explanation sounded tempting, for a being of that level, he could not help but suspect whether there were any hidden tricks. After all, in his past life's novels, there were plenty of cases where beings set up traps or seized bodies after death.
Articuno laughed. "If even the law it controlled has been shattered, there's no way it could still be alive. And even if it were still alive, it wouldn't affect your absorption of these law fragments. Laws have no emotions—they do not linger for any individual. When the time comes, if you meet it, the one who is stronger will naturally be the controller of the law."
After hearing Articuno's explanation, Shui Wuhen finally felt somewhat reassured. It seemed that today, these law fragments were truly something he had to absorb.
"#*@!#￥..."
Listening to the chaotic noises echoing in his ears, Articuno let out a cold laugh. "Already dead, yet still so noisy."
The next moment, Articuno unleashed its domain, and the surroundings instantly turned into a vast expanse of white. Massive snow and wind poured down.
Facing Articuno's actions, the altar immediately manifested a thick ice-blue barrier, as if trying to shield itself from Articuno's influence.
However, that seemingly indestructible barrier shattered like fragile glass upon contact with Articuno's domain, exploding with a "bang" without offering the slightest resistance.
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen was quite shocked. Although he knew that after breaking through to Soul Saint, Articuno's domain would become stronger, he did not expect it to have reached such a terrifying level.
What he did not know was that before reaching Soul Saint, Articuno's strength had actually been heavily suppressed by the world's rules. After Shui Wuhen broke through to Soul Saint, the restraints binding Articuno were greatly reduced, and even its domain power had significantly increased.
Moreover, Articuno's domain now possessed a brand-new trait: it could perfectly control the surrounding ice-attribute energy.
It could be said that only now was Articuno's divine-level status truly revealed.
After those barriers shattered, the ice-blue light clusters seemed to sense something, trembling slightly before rushing wildly toward Articuno.
As one law fragment after another was absorbed, Articuno's aura grew increasingly sacred.